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5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols Ligonier Ministries
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- Religion & Spirituality
This weekly podcast provides an informal and informative look at church history. Join us each week as we take a brief break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity. Each episode offers an easily digestible glimpse of how the eternal, unchangeable God has worked in the church over prior generations and how this can encourage us today. This is our story—our family history.
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Stopping by a Wood with Spurgeon
When the pressure of his busy schedule weighed on him, Charles Spurgeon would escape to the woods for rest. Today, Stephen Nichols reads from several of Spurgeon's reflections on peaceful times in nature.
Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/stopping-by-a-wood-with-spurgeon/
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The 600th Episode
According to the early church historian Bede, Caedmon was an illiterate herdsman at a monastery who was miraculously gifted with a poet's hand. Today, Stephen Nichols tells us about the poem on Genesis attributed to Caedmon.
Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/the-600th-episode/
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5 Things Everyone Should Know about John Owen
In his lifetime, John Owen wrote more than eight million words. Today, special guest John Tweeddale joins Stephen Nichols to discuss the life of this prolific writer and renowned Puritan theologian.
Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/5-things-everyone-should-know-about-john-owen/
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5 Books for Summer Reading
The summer months can be a great time to catch up on reading. Today, John Tweeddale, vice president of academics at Reformation Bible College, joins Stephen Nichols to share several book recommendations.
Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/5-books-for-summer-reading/
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Owen’s Two Catechisms
When political unrest drove John Owen to a small English village, he began ministering at the local church. Today, Stephen Nichols tells us about the two catechisms that Owen wrote to serve Christians of all ages in his congregation.
Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/owens-two-catechisms/
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5 Cites in Calvin’s Institutes
John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion have been cherished by students of theology for centuries. Today, Stephen Nichols opens the Institutes and points us to five portions of this influential book.
Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/5-cites-in-calvins-institutes/
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